#DIV/0! Error

Aladin Akyurek

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On 2002-01-14 16:21, Patrick wrote:
Can anyone tell me why this insists on bringing up the #DIV/0! Error
=IF((E6-F6)/E6="0","",(E6-F6)/E6)

Try:

=IF(E6,(E6-F6)/E6,"")
 

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Can anyone tell me why this insists on bringing up the #DIV/0! Error
=IF((E6-F6)/E6="0","",(E6-F6)/E6)
 
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On 2002-01-14 16:21, Patrick wrote:
Can anyone tell me why this insists on bringing up the #DIV/0! Error
=IF((E6-F6)/E6="0","",(E6-F6)/E6)

Hi,

Aladin already provide the solution, but the reason you are receiving a #DIV/0! error is because your test condition is comparing the result of a calculation with a string, not a number. So, the FALSE condition occurs and you return a result that divides by zero.

Aladin's formula is much nicer, but you can achieve the same thing you want by removing the quotes around the zero.

Bye,
Jay
 
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